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Judicial discretion

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provision of any other Act. The discretion conferred by the rule is very wide, but must be exercised judicially (see Sharpe v. Wakefield, 1891 AC 173, and cases referred to in the notes in Annual Practice to

Quasi judicial

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Quasi Judicial Act

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Make such order as it thinks fit

three modes specified in the s. 452(1) CrPC, 1973. But the exercise of such discretion is inherently a judicial function. The choice of the mode or manner of disposal is not to be made arbitrarily, but judicially

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Optima est lex que minimum relinquit arbitrio judicis; optimus judex qui minimum sibi

optimus judex qui minimum sibi [Lat.], that law is best which confides as little as possible to the discretion of a judge; that judge the best who trusts as little as possible his own judgment … Optima est lex que minimum relinquit arbitrio judicis; optimus judex qui minimum sibi [Lat.], that law is best which confides as little as possible to the

Just and equitable

and equitable, the principle of 'just and equitable' clause baffles a precise definition. It must rest with the judicial discretion of the court depending upon the facts and circumstances of each case. These are necessarily equitable considerations and

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